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The ELN guerrilla organization refuses to renounce a practice that has affected more than 50,000 victims in recent decades

Russia has added Kamilė Šeraitė, an adviser to the Lithuanian minister of defence and a member of Vilnius City Council, ...

The Miguel de Unamuno high school, next to the old Yeserías prison, was turned into a concentration camp for Republican prisoners after the conflict. To date, no excavations have been permitted

A new law seeks to unearth Franco’s victims, but it doesn’t go as far as truth commissions in countries like Argentina, Chile, and South Africa.

In the once war-torn suburb of Medellín, murals draw thousands of tourists a day. Now a group of female artists is challenging the male grip on street art, one wall at a time

For the first time, the Prosecutor's Office has asked a court to investigate the torture of the Francoist police. It has done so with the argument that the new Law of Historical Memory allows to study denunciations committed during the dictatorship. The Court of Instruction 18 of Barcelona must decide whether or not to admit the complaint and initiate an investigation. A court in Madrid admitted a few months ago the complaint of a man who denounced torture in the General Directorate of Secur...

It is important we actively resist attempts to manipulate the historical past of Belarus, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said during the national conference to discuss the state policy in the field of history and ways of preserving the historical truth and memory.

A recent debate over the legacy of independence struggles and anti-communism reveals a long-running ideological divide.

Ten Colombian departments have signed Regional Pacts for the Search for Disappeared Persons in order to work together to find the country's disappeared.

Are our votes a reflection of the past or a beacon for the future? In the realm of African American politics, the concept of retrospective voting casts a thought-provoking light on how historical experiences intertwine with contemporary decision-making. How do African American voters reconcile their history with their aspirations for change? Let's delve into the